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21st century operations using 21st century technologies

Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies

Program Areas
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Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies involve technology application and deployment support activities to advance the capabilities of State and local transportation agencies to safely and effectively integrate emerging technologies into operational aspects of their roadway systems.  Activity areas include strategies for stakeholder collaboration; connectivity; automation; Intelligent Transportation Systems architecture and system engineering; data; digital infrastructure; cybersecurity; testing, analysis, demonstration, and evaluation.

Activity Areas

  1. Connectivity
  2. Automated Vehicles
    1. National Dialogue on Highway Automation
    2. Roadway Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Integration Concept of Operations for Transportation Agencies
  3. ADS Traffic Regulations Data
    1. 03/15/22 Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Operational Behavior and Traffic Regulations Information – Concept of Use (HTML, PDF 1.6MB)
    2. Detailed Analysis of ADS-Deployment Readiness of the Existing Traffic Laws and Regulations (HTML, PDF 2.2MB)
    3. 03/22/23 Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Operational Behavior and Traffic Regulations Information – Proof-of-Concept Demonstration Report (HTML, PDF 2.8MB)
  4. Digital Infrastructure
  5. Testing and Evaluation
    1. Collaborative Research Framework for Automated Driving System Developers and Infrastructure Owners and Operators - Report
    2. Collaborative Research Framework for Automated Driving System Developers and Infrastructure Owners and Operators - Flyer
  6. Facilitating Integrated ITS Deployment

Publications

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publications.htm#cavet

Contact Us

For more information about Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies, please contact:

John Harding
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
John.Harding@dot.gov